Massachusetts
What is the meal break rule for Massachusetts?
For Massachusetts, meal break rule is No person shall be required to work for more than six hours during a calendar day without an interval of at least thirty minutes for a meal; statute or regulation is M.G.L. c. 149, § 100, recorded from its source on 2026-09-02.
Section 100. No person shall be required to work for more than six hours during a calendar day without an interval of at least thirty minutes for a meal.
— malegislature.gov, retrieved 2026-09-02
- State
- Massachusetts our reading
- Meal break rule
- No person shall be required to work for more than six hours during a calendar day without an interval of at least thirty minutes for a meal verified
- Statute or regulation
- M.G.L. c. 149, § 100 our reading
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Where each value comes from
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Meal break rule
Section 100. No person shall be required to work for more than six hours during a calendar day without an interval of at least thirty minutes for a meal.
Statute or regulation
Section 100: Hours of work without interval for meal; duration; violation of statute
— all from malegislature.gov, retrieved 2026-09-02
Source
- malegislature.govhttps://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartI/TitleXXI/Chapter149/Section100